Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Share-Based Compensation - Restricted Stock (Details)

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Share-Based Compensation - Restricted Stock (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Aug. 31, 2012
Dec. 12, 2012
May 22, 2013
Dec. 06, 2013
Oct. 01, 2014
May 28, 2013
Restricted Stocks with Market Conditions [Member]                  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                  
Restricted stock awards issued, shares 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= lng_RestrictedStockswithMarketConditionsMember 		  0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= lng_RestrictedStockswithMarketConditionsMember 		           
Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate, Minimum   44.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRateMinimum
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= lng_RestrictedStockswithMarketConditionsMember 		             
Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate, Maximum   62.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRateMaximum
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= lng_RestrictedStockswithMarketConditionsMember 		             
Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate, Minimum   2.80%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRateMinimum
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= lng_RestrictedStockswithMarketConditionsMember 		             
Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate, Maximum   2.83%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRateMaximum
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= lng_RestrictedStockswithMarketConditionsMember 		             
Fair Value Assumptions, Cost of Equity Minimum   16.50%lng_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsCostofEquityMinimum
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= lng_RestrictedStockswithMarketConditionsMember 		             
Fair Value Assumptions, Cost of Equity Maximum   16.60%lng_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsCostofEquityMaximum
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= lng_RestrictedStockswithMarketConditionsMember 		             
Restricted Stock [Member]                  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                  
Restricted stock awards issued, shares 549,774us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember 		18,860,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember 		10,293,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember 		           
Restricted Stock Granted, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share 60.09us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember 		21.89us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember 		14.06us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember 		           
Restricted Stock Vested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share 18.99us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember 		19.40us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember 		12.76us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember 		           
Restricted Stock [Member] | One Year Graded Vesting Period [Member]                  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                  
Award Vesting Period 1 year                
Restricted Stock [Member] | Three Year Graded Vesting Period [Member]                  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                  
Award Vesting Period 3 years                
Restricted Stock [Member] | Four Year Graded Vesting Period [Member]                  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                  
Award Vesting Period 4 years                
Long Term Commercial Stock Price Bonus Award for Train 1 and Train 2 [Member]                  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                  
Long-Term Commercial Bonus Pool, Cash 60lng_CashAwardsUnderLongTermCompensationArrangement
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= lng_LongTermCommercialStockPriceBonusAwardforTrain1andTrain2Member 		               
Long Term Commercial Stock Price Bonus Award for Train 1 and Train 2 [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member]                  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                  
Long-term Commercial Bonus Pool, Shares       10,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= lng_LongTermCommercialStockPriceBonusAwardforTrain1andTrain2Member 		         
Number of Vesting Installments 5lng_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardNumberofVestingInstallments
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= lng_LongTermCommercialStockPriceBonusAwardforTrain1andTrain2Member 		               
Long Term Commercial Stock Price Bonus Award for Train 1 and Train 2 [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] | Closing of financing and issuing of notice to proceed [Member]                  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                  
Award Vesting Percentage 35.00%lng_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPercentage
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= lng_LongTermCommercialStockPriceBonusAwardforTrain1andTrain2Member
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= lng_ClosingOfFinancingAndIssuingOfNoticeToProceedMember 		               
Long Term Commercial Stock Price Bonus Award for Train 1 and Train 2 [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] | First anniversary of issuance of notice to proceed [Member]                  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                  
Award Vesting Percentage 10.00%lng_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPercentage
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= lng_LongTermCommercialStockPriceBonusAwardforTrain1andTrain2Member
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= lng_FirstanniversaryofissuanceofnoticetoproceedMember 		               
Long Term Commercial Stock Price Bonus Award for Train 1 and Train 2 [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] | Second anniversary of issuance of notice to proceed [Member]                  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                  
Award Vesting Percentage 15.00%lng_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPercentage
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= lng_LongTermCommercialStockPriceBonusAwardforTrain1andTrain2Member
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= lng_SecondanniversaryofissuanceofnoticetoproceedMember 		               
Long Term Commercial Stock Price Bonus Award for Train 1 and Train 2 [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] | Third anniversary of issuance of notice to proceed [Member]                  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                  
Award Vesting Percentage 15.00%lng_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPercentage
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= lng_LongTermCommercialStockPriceBonusAwardforTrain1andTrain2Member
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= lng_ThirdanniversaryofissuanceofnoticetoproceedMember 		               
Long Term Commercial Stock Price Bonus Award for Train 1 and Train 2 [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] | Fourth anniversary of issuance of notice to proceed [Member]                  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                  
Award Vesting Percentage 25.00%lng_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPercentage
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= lng_LongTermCommercialStockPriceBonusAwardforTrain1andTrain2Member
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= lng_FourthanniversaryofissuanceofnoticetoproceedMember 		               
Long Term Commercial Stock Price Bonus Award for Train 3 and Train 4 [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member]                  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                  
Long-term Commercial Bonus Pool, Shares         18,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= lng_LongTermCommercialStockPriceBonusAwardForTrain3AndTrain4Member 		       
Long Term Commercial Stock Price Bonus Award for Train 3 and Train 4 [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] | Average 120-day closing stock price is $25 per share [Member]                  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                  
Award Vesting Percentage           50.00%lng_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPercentage
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= lng_LongTermCommercialStockPriceBonusAwardForTrain3AndTrain4Member
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= lng_Average120dayclosingstockpriceis25pershareMember 		     
Award Vesting Price Hurdle           $ 25lng_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPriceHurdle
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= lng_LongTermCommercialStockPriceBonusAwardForTrain3AndTrain4Member
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= lng_Average120dayclosingstockpriceis25pershareMember 		     
Long Term Commercial Stock Price Bonus Award for Train 3 and Train 4 [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] | Average 120-day closing stock price is $35 per share [Member]                  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                  
Award Vesting Percentage             50.00%lng_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPercentage
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= lng_LongTermCommercialStockPriceBonusAwardForTrain3AndTrain4Member
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= lng_Average120dayclosingstockpriceis35pershareMember 		   
Award Vesting Price Hurdle             $ 35lng_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPriceHurdle
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= lng_LongTermCommercialStockPriceBonusAwardForTrain3AndTrain4Member
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= lng_Average120dayclosingstockpriceis35pershareMember 		   
Long Term Commercial Milestone Bonus Award for Train 3 and Train 4 [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member]                  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                  
Percentage Of Original Contract Price               60.00%lng_PercentageOfOriginalContractPrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= lng_LongTermCommercialMilestoneBonusAwardForTrain3AndTrain4Member 		 
Long Term Commercial Milestone Bonus Award for Train 3 and Train 4 [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] | First performance milestone achieved upon closing of 2013 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Credit Facilities [Member]                  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                  
Award Vesting Percentage                 30.00%lng_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPercentage
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= lng_LongTermCommercialMilestoneBonusAwardForTrain3AndTrain4Member
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= lng_Firstperformancemilestoneachieveduponclosingof2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
Long Term Commercial Milestone Bonus Award for Train 3 and Train 4 [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] | Payment of 60% of total cost for EPC Contract (Train 3 and Train 4) [Member]                  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                  
Award Vesting Percentage               20.00%lng_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPercentage
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= lng_LongTermCommercialMilestoneBonusAwardForTrain3AndTrain4Member
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= lng_PaymentOf60OfTotalCostForEpcContractTrain3AndTrain4Member 		 
Long Term Commercial Milestone Bonus Award for Train 3 and Train 4 [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] | Substantial completion of construction of Train 4 [Member]                  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                  
Award Vesting Percentage 20.00%lng_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPercentage
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= lng_LongTermCommercialMilestoneBonusAwardForTrain3AndTrain4Member
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= lng_SubstantialCompletionOfConstructionOfTrain4Member 		               
Long Term Commercial Milestone Bonus Award for Train 3 and Train 4 [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] | First anniversary of substantial completion of construction of Train 4 [Member]                  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                  
Award Vesting Percentage 30.00%lng_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPercentage
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= lng_LongTermCommercialMilestoneBonusAwardForTrain3AndTrain4Member
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= lng_FirstAnniversaryOfSubstantialCompletionOfConstructionOfTrain4Member